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Abrégé de Geometrie [manuscript].
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
French
Published/Created
[France, ca 1750].
Description
[18], [270] pp., 29 orig fdg pls done in pen & ink w/ added color, & 145 orig. 1/2-p. text ill. ; 23.1 cm.
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Special Collections - Cotsen Children's Library
8031 Manuscripts
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Geometry
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This sort of ms was used for the education of children at home.
Written in a fine, round, legible hand, 19-23 lines per page.
Divided into two sections: the first is an exposition of geometry; the second presents both solid and fluid mechanics.
ms. color chart 9.3 x 9.4 cm. laid in at front w/ printed table of measures 9 x 12.4 cm.
upper hinge split, lower hinge starting; extrem. chipped
Binding note
Cont. tan calf, gilt spine. Laid in recen mor.-backed fdg box. mrbld e.p.
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